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The Graveyard - Products No Longer Supported => D-Link Storage => DNS-343 => Topic started by: desau13 on December 31, 2013, 04:29:56 PM
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Hi all,
Seems like this device is littered with problems when using 2TB disks.
There's this woefully out-of-date HDD compatibility list:
http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=42485.0
However, all of those 2TB disks are no longer being sold. Does anyone have any success stories (particularly with RAID-5) with modern 2TB disks? If so, which disks?
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Success! I've found some modern 2TB disks that seem to work perfectly fine with the DNS-343: The Western Digital Red NAS WD20EFRX drive. You can find this drive currently in 1, 2, 3 and 4 TB versions. The 2TB version can be found for about $100 currently.
I've plugged 4 of these into my DNS-343 and it initialized RAID-5, formatted EXT2 with no errors and SMART shows Pass for all 4 drives. I'm currently copying over my data, all seems good.
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I would carefully monitor your new RAID-5 array very closely to ensure the array maintains its integrity. I also strongly recommend maintaining an external backup of your data at least until you are 100% sure the array is stable.
As always, I must stress that a RAID-5 array is not considered a backup and you should keep an external copy of any critical data.
I hope that congratulations are in order. Please post back in a month after you've had a chance to burn in your new HDDs. I'm sure there are many other DNS-343 owners eager to learn of alternative HDD options. ;)
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Success! I've found some modern 2TB disks that seem to work perfectly fine with the DNS-343: The Western Digital Red NAS WD20EFRX drive. You can find this drive currently in 1, 2, 3 and 4 TB versions. The 2TB version can be found for about $100 currently.
I've plugged 4 of these into my DNS-343 and it initialized RAID-5, formatted EXT2 with no errors and SMART shows Pass for all 4 drives. I'm currently copying over my data, all seems good.
I just unearthed this thread and have to ask how your DNS-343 is working with the WD HDDs you purchased. Are the HDDs working as expected? Other DNS-343 owners are looking for replacement DNS-343 HDDs that are still available (and at a reasonable price).